Thousands of farmers and transportation workers took to the streets throughout Mexico to set up blockades along the main highways in the country as a way to protest the cartel violence and the extortion that they are subjected to. The protests come at a time of mounting pressure for Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum over widespread allegations that, instead of protecting her citizens from organized crime, she and the country’s ruling party, MORENA, have been protecting the various criminal organizations terrorizing the nation.

The protest began early Monday morning and was organized by unions of transportation workers and farmers throughout Mexico. Protesters used work trucks and tractor-trailers to block the main highways in at least 22 states in Mexico.

Some of the protests took plac

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